Artist&#39;s palette.



Patented out. 22, I91.

A. WIEHL.

ABTISTS PALETTE.

:Application fllea. Apr. 3, 1901.1

(No Model.)

Wl'z'nesses:

Tu: mums PJERS c0. momu'mm, WASHINGTON, O. u.

UNITED STATES ALFRED WIEI-IL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ARTISTS PALET'I'E.

srncrrrcrirroiv forming part of Letters If'atent No. 685,074, datedOctober a, 1901.

Application filed April 3, 1901.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED WIEHL, a citi- Zen of the United States, anda resident of New York, in the county of Kings and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Artists Palettes,of which the following is a specification.

My invention refers to artists palettes; and the objects of theinvention are to provide means for so detachably securing the tubes orreceptacles containing the difierent kinds of pigments or paints, oils,&c., to the palette that while they shall not obstruct the upper surfacethereof orinterfere with the proper and convenient handling of thepalette by theartist it may be possible to readily introduce from saidtubes pigments upon the upper surface of the palette without in any waychanging the position of the same.

Further objects are to so attach a series of color tubes to a support orframe that the proper attachment of said frame to the palette will placeall said tubes in their proper operative positions and that upondetaching said frame said tubes will maintain their positions upon saidframe; also, to provide suitable and simple means for closing the discharge-outlets of said tubes without obstructing the upper surface ofthe palette and to so arrange and construct the closing devices thatthey may be operated readily, whether the frame carrying the color-tubesbe attached to or detached from the palette.

Further objects are to'provide for alternately attachingto said frameand to the palette color-tubes having screw-threaded necks of differentdiameter.

Another object is to provide proper supporting means for the palette, soas to permit of placing and maintaining its upper surface at suchelevations and inclinations as may appear desirable, and thus relievingthe artist of the necessity of supporting the same on his arm without,however, making it impossible for him to do so when proper occasions forit may arises I" accomplish these and other useful objects by the meanshereinafter described, and set forth more particularly in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, andwherein corresponding reference letters and figures refer to threadednecks of different diameters.

Serial No. 64,189 (No'modelJ the palette containing the color-tubes andad-' joining parts. Fig. 4 is a ground plan of the portion of thepalette illustrated in Fig. 3,. Figs. 3 and at are drawn to an enlargedscale.

In the drawings, 5 is an artists palette of the usual generalconfiguration and forming a platform for receiving the pigments. Thesame may be made of any proper material, such as wood or metal. In saiddrawings I have assumed the same to be made of iron or steel and to beprovided on its upper surface with enameling 6 for the purpose ofprotecting the metal against injurious chemical action by the pigmentsand colors applied to it. I prefer to make this enameling white incolor, so as to have very thin or transparent colors applied to itappear thereon in their proper shades.

7 is'an arc-shaped frame forming a part of my improved palette andsecured to palette 6 at its under side by screws 8 s. Palette 6 isprovided with a series of perforations p and said frame withperforations p, which are screw-threaded, so as to receive there eitherdirectly the screw-threaded necks of flexible color-tubes 8, or toreceive instead exchangeable screw-nuts, as n, screw-threaded on theinside and on the outside. Such screw-nuts are to be used principallywhere it is desired to attach alternately color-tubes havingscrewimparting squeezing pressure to said flexible color-tubes thepigment or coloring may be forced upward and through perforations 1)upon the adjoining surfaces of the palette. For the purpose of normallyclosing the outlets of the color-tubes I provide sliding covers 9 forthe same. Said covers are let'into the upper portion of frame 7 and areslotted so as to engage with pins c'on said frame,which serve as guidesas well as stops for the slides. I prefer to make the longitudinal edgesof said slides dovetail with the corresponding edges of the recesses inthe frame for the purpose of securing the covers properly to said frameat all times, and particularly after the latter has been detached fromthe palette. it represents handles for actuating said slides.

The are shaped configuration given to frame 7 makes it best conform tothat edge of the palette which is at the greatest distance from theartist while he is using the palette, and said configuration givesstrength to it without unduly increasing its weight. Besides it permitsof placing the holes in the palette near such edge and makes the slidesfor closing the color-tubes readily accessible from said edge.

It is desirable to be able to fixedly support the palette at varyingelevations and inclinations, so as to make its use convenient for theartist when working on difierent parts of a large painting, and to alsobe able to sup port the palette directly upon the arm of the artist inusual manner. For such purpose I provide the following supporting meansfor the palette: 11 is a sphere attached to the central portion of itsunder side and,together with cheeks 12 and 13, forming a universal jointof usual construction. Cheek 12 is made integral with shank 14:, whichextends downward therefrom and which terminates in a tube 15. Shank 16on cheek 13 is attached to shank 14 by set-screw 17, whereby the palettemay be given any desired inclination with refer ence to said tube andmay be maintained in such position.

18 is a post, preferably constructed as a tube telescoping with tube 15,as well as with tube 19, which latter terminates at its lower end infoot 20.

21 and 22 are set-screws for maintaining the respective telescopingparts in their proper tending outward from the lower portion of:

tube 19. Said casing is divided by vertical partitions 28, so as to formtherein several compartments suitable for receiving bottles containingoil or other liquid required by the artist, a sectional cover 29 beingprovided for said casing. When the artist wishes to support the paletteupon his arm, he has only to loosen screw 21 and detach tube 15 fromtube 18.

Without an arrangement as described and following the old mode ofprocedure the artist before commencing to paint applies all thedifferent pigments which he is likely to use to the palette, so as notto be obliged to interrupt his work whenever a new pigment must beselected from the large number on hand for the purpose of applying it tothe palette. This leads to waste of color and to the deterioration ofsuch color as remains upon the surface of the palette for a long time,while under the arrangement above described the artist need not applyeach pigment until actually required, and can then find and apply thesame without difficulty or delay.

It will readily be seen that the arrangements and the details abovedescribed might be varied in many respects without departing from thespirit of my invention. Thus the flasks or tubes containing the variouskinds of pigments need not necessarily be attached to frame 7 on thepalette by screwthread; but I prefer the latter arrangement, as I canthus utilize the screw-thread commonly provided on the necks of flexiblecolortubes to which the cap usually serving to close said tube isattached. It will also be seen that the use of frame 7 might bedispensed with, in which case the color-tubes would have to be attacheddirectly to the perforations in the palette; but I prefer thearrangement as illustrated, because the same permits of simultaneouslydetaching all the color-tubes from the palette as may becomedesirablefor instance, when the artist wishes to employ the palette inconnection with an entirely different character of paintmg.

I claim--- 1. The combination with an artists palette having a suitableperforation, of a receptacle for containing pigment, or other liquid orsemiliquid, attached to the palette beneath its upper surface, andhaving its outlet com municating with such perforation, and means forprojecting such liquid therefrom upward through said perforation. I q

2. The combination with an artists palette having a suitableperforation, of a flexible tube for containing pigment or other liquidor semiliquid, attached to the palette beneath its upper surface andhaving its neck extend ing into and tightly secured to said perforation.

3. The combination with an artists palette having a screw-threadedperforation, of a flexible tube for containing pigment or other liquidor semiliquid, extending downward from the palette and having itsscrew-threaded neck in engagement with screwthread on the walls of saidperforation.

4. The combination with an artists palette having a suitableperforation, of a flexible tube for containing pigment or other liquidor semiliquid, attached to the palette beneath its upper surface andhaving its neck extending into and tightly secured to saidperforation,and a slide mounted upon said palette for closing the outletof said tube.

5. The combination with a sectional artists palette comprising an upperplatform, pro vided with a suitable perforation and a frame detachablysecured to its under side and pro- Vided with a correspondingperforation, of means for attaching a color-receptacle to said frame,and a device for closing the perfora tion in said frame interposedbetween said frame and said platform.

6. The combination with a sectional artists palette comprising an upperplatform provided with a suitable perforation and a frame detachablysecured to its under side and provided with a corresponding perforation,of means for attaching a color-receptacle to said frame, a slide forclosing the mouth of said receptacle interposed between said frame andsaid platform, and a stop for limiting the movement of said slide.

7. The combination with asectional artists palette comprising an upperplatform provided with a suitable perforation and a frame detachablysecured to its under side, of a screw-nut inserted in said frame havingits perforation screw-threaded and corresponding in position with theperforation in said platform.

8. A sectional artists palette comprising an upper platform, anarc-shaped frame detachably secured to the outer portion of saidpalette, a series of perforations being provided in said platform and aseries of corresponding perforations in said frame, and means forsecuring color-receptacles to the perforations in said frame. a

9. The combination with an artists palette of a telescoping stand forsupporting the same, and a universal joint between said stand and saidpalette.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 1st day of April, A. D. 1901.

ALFRED WIEHL.

Witnesses:

O. L. HORAOK, M. TURNER.

